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CMEC provides $129.4 million supplier's credit for Phase IV of 212MW El-Jaili (Garri/Qarre) Gas Power Plant Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#158, #2163)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$272,219,477
Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•SudanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SudanSector•EnergyFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 25, 2004
Start (actual)
Nov 1, 2006
End (actual)
Nov 1, 2008

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to fund Phase IV of 212MW El-Jaili (Garri/Qarre) Gas Power Plant Construction Project. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/979807060#map=13/16.1374/32.6740

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC Sudan)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sudan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources

State-owned companies

  • China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
  • Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC Sudan)

Loan desecription

CMEC provides $129.4 million supplier's credit for Phase IV of 212MW El-Jaili (Garri/Qarre) Gas Power Plant Construction Project

Interest type•Unknown

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 25, 2004, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) signed an $129,398,098.40 supplier's credit agreement with the Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC) for Phase IV of the 212MW El-Jaili (Garri/Qarre) Gas Power Plant Construction Project. The borrowing terms of this loan are unknown. The borrower was expected to use the proceeds of the loan was to partially finance a commercial (EPC) contract signed on the same day with CMEC. The project involved the installation of two 55MW power generation units at the El-Jaili (Garri/Qarre) Gas Power Plant located in El-Gaili (or Al Jaily or El-Jaili) about 80 km north of Khartoum. CMEC was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction took place between November 2006 and November 2008, and a project handover ceremony took place in July 2010. The generation units were connected to the national power grid in January 2011.

Staff comments

1. This project is also known as a Petroleum Coal Production Project or the El-Jaili Petroleum Coke Power Plant Project. The Chinese project title is 苏丹吉利四期石油焦火电厂 or 苏丹吉利电厂四期工程 or 吉利4期电站项目. 2. Chinese state-owned lenders also financed Phase II (as captured via Record ID#2163) and Phase I (as captured via Record ID#158). Phases I and II were secured with (i.e. collateralized against) oil revenues. It is unclear if this was also the case for Phase IV.